Indian peafowl: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Indian peafowl lives – recorded in 21 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Pavo cristatus
Group	Pheasants, grouse & game birds
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	21 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania
Class	Bird
Order	Galliformes
Family	Phasianidae

Where does the Indian peafowl live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Indian peafowl in 21 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: Africa, Indonesia. In United Arab Emirates, Australia, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

India
United States
Sri Lanka
South Africa (introduced)
Australia (introduced)
Chinese Taipei
New Zealand (introduced)
Nepal
Canada
Spain (introduced)
France (introduced)
Bhutan
United Kingdom (introduced)
Portugal (introduced)
Singapore
Germany
Thailand
Japan (introduced)
Israel (introduced)
Puerto Rico
United Arab Emirates (introduced)

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Indian peafowl endangered?

The Indian peafowl’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Indian peafowl?

The Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) is a bird in the order Galliformes and the family Phasianidae, genus Pavo. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Indian peafowl

The Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus), also known as the common peafowl, or blue peafowl, is a species of peafowl native to the Indian subcontinent. While it originated in the Indian subcontinent, it has since been introduced to many other parts of the world. Male peafowl are referred to as peacocks, and female peafowl are referred to as peahens, although both sexes are often referred to colloquially as a "peacock".

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Indian peafowl (revision 1380685613), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q61865 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).